CUMMING, Ga. — Furkids Animal Rescue, a nonprofit that payments itself as Georgia's largest no-kill animal shelter, hosted a style present and fundraiser on Could 14.
“Trend for Furkids” is a brand new annual occasion going down on the second Tuesday in Could. It was held on the Giaquinto Occasions Heart at Shiloh Gardens on Union Hill Highway, a three,400-square-foot Furkids fundraising facility opened final March.
The rescue collaborated with style historian and writer Nancy Flaherty for the occasion, which showcased quite a lot of classic and up to date types from Flaherty's assortment, stylish fashions from Dillard's, and finds from Furkids thrift shops.
The nonprofit group has a number of thrift shops, positioned in Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, Marietta and Lawrenceville. Thrift retailer income account for a 3rd of Furkids' annual working price range, in line with the rescue's web site.
Along with the style show, which included dressed-up puppies, the occasion featured a silent public sale of designer purses. The public sale raised $10,000 to assist animal care at Furkids.
The nonprofit is constructing a brand new two-story canine shelter at its headquarters.
The 13,000-square-foot facility might be just like its on-site cat shelter setup with fenced outside play yards and every canine could have a person room, in line with the mission web site.
It is going to be in a position to home as much as 115 canines, doubling the nonprofit's present life-saving capability, whereas additionally offering further area and a extra snug setting for its long-term residents.
The trouble is a part of Furkids' campus grasp plan, which may also characteristic a brand new medical constructing. Giaquinto Medical Heart will double the nonprofit's variety of surgical tables from three to 6 and add 5 separate rooms with area to deal with greater than 100 particular person instances at a time.
—Hannah Frazer
